Seventy years old is the age to take risks!

"I will naturally sell Brother Jiang's things for a good price."

Xu Teng chuckled as he took the bottle, casually uncorked it, and nonchalantly brought it to his nose to smell it.

Fine, fine. Since they've already asked, he'll give them face. As long as the item isn't too bad, he'll have someone bid a few hundred spirit stones as a token of appreciation, just to bribe this old man.

Then, his smile froze.

The medicinal fragrance emanating from the elixir bottle was rich and pure, like a clear spring flowing into his lungs, instantly invigorating him.

The next moment, Xu Teng's nonchalant expression vanished, replaced by shock.

He smelled it carefully, then poured one out and examined it closely in his palm.

These pills were perfectly round, with uniform color and a faint luster on the surface, clearly indicating their top-quality appearance.

"This...this is a Marrow Cleansing Pill?!"

Xu Teng's eyes widened as he looked up at Jiang Yuan. "Brother, where did you get such a high-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill...?"

He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly remembered something.

A year ago, the White Tiger Hall looted a demonic sect's treasure vault, but before the latter could enter, it seemed that another master had taken away the most precious treasures inside, which angered Xue Tu, that madman, to cause a huge disturbance at the World Society.

Could this master be... Brother Jiang?

Jiang Yuan picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip. "Don't worry, Master Xu, this elixir has no shameful origins."

"I am but an alchemist."

"If I weren't really short of money lately, I wouldn't bother going back to my old ways."

"What??"

Xu Teng was shocked, his eyes widening. "Brother, you're actually an alchemist? Is that true?"

"How come I've never heard Master Zhu mention this before?"

Generally speaking, alchemists with any skill are highly sought after and will be recruited by various forces.

Especially in the World Society.

Alchemists, considering themselves of noble status, look down on such lowly places no matter how powerful the World Society becomes.

Even the headquarters of the World Society is said to have only two alchemy masters.

This old man is actually an alchemist?

Jiang Yuan nodded with a smile, "I dare not speak presumptuously. This pill is indeed made by me. Hall Master Xu will know this with a simple investigation."

"As for Hall Master Zhu... my meager skills are not enough to alarm him."

His alchemy efforts have caused such a stir that many people must know about it by now.

At the very least, Zhu Hu will come looking for him soon.

Before that, he had to travel to various places and quickly sell off his valuable assets to raise his market value.

After all, rare commodities are highly sought after.

"Very good!"

Xu Teng beamed with joy, and his gaze toward Jiang Yuan completely changed, as if he were looking at a walking treasure trove.

"Don't worry, brother, I've got this elixir auction covered. I guarantee you'll get a satisfactory price!"

Xu Teng smiled broadly, "I just wonder... what grade of pills can you refine, brother?"

What's the surprise? What rank of alchemist are you?

To refine a top-quality Marrow Cleansing Pill, it must be at least grade three or higher, right?

"I haven't refined pills in a long time, so I'm a bit rusty. I can only manage to refine a third-grade pill. If I recover, refining a fifth-grade pill shouldn't be too difficult."

Jiang Yuan spoke casually, lying without blushing at all.

"Fifth...fifth rank?"

What he said almost made Xu Teng's eyes pop out; he was speechless with astonishment.

Fifth-grade alchemist.

Even a Grandmaster in the middle three realms would have to treat him with respect, right?

Is this the kind of old man who comes to the world to make money?

"What, Master Xu doesn't believe me?" Jiang Yuan asked with a half-smile.

"I believe! I believe! How could I not believe!"

"From now on, whenever your pills are auctioned through me, I'll only take 10%!"

Xu Teng quickly waved his hand, his smile more than ten times warmer than before.

Who cares if he's a fifth-rank official or not.

Even if Jiang Yuan is only a third-grade alchemist, it's still worth trying to curry favor with him.

"Only 10%?" Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, only 10%!"

Xu Teng patted his chest and said, "If you trust me, brother, Xuanwu Hall will be your exclusive alchemy sales hall!"

Jiang Yuanwei raised his voice.

Xu Teng has a good eye for things.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Hall Master Xu." Jiang Yuan cupped his hands in greeting.

"You're too kind, brother!"

Xu Teng stood up, his face beaming with joy: "There's an auction today, brother. If you're not in a hurry, why not stay and take a look? If there's anything you like, feel free to bid on it. The cost will be deducted from the profits of the pills."

"Someone, prepare a fine, elegant room for this old man, the most refined kind!"

"Then I will trouble you."

...

The auction at Xuanwu Hall will begin in half an hour.

Xu Teng personally arranged for Jiang Yuan to stay in a luxurious room on the third floor. The room was in an excellent location, directly facing the auction stage with a wide view, but there was a screen blocking the view from the outside.

The room contained soft chairs, a coffee table, pastries, and two beautiful young girls feeding Jiang Yuan grapes.

Jiang Yuan sat on a soft chair, watching with great interest as the crowd below gradually filled up.

This was his first time attending such an auction.

"Distinguished guests, the Xuanwu Hall Auction officially begins today!"

On the auction stage, a middle-aged scholar struck the gavel with a loud, clear sound.

The first item up for auction was a longsword, which, judging from its material, appeared to be a low-grade treasure specially crafted for martial artists. The starting bid was 100 spirit stones, and after a few rounds, it was sold for 300 spirit stones.

Next up was a cultivation manual with fire attributes, which cost five hundred spirit stones.

Then there were some precious medicinal herbs, of average quality, but the prices were reasonable.

Jiang Yuan watched with great interest.

The Xuanwu Auction House is indeed full of all sorts of things.

Besides martial arts techniques, weapons, and elixirs that martial artists care about, there are also various antiques, paintings, and collectibles that the wealthy like, and even slaves, banned drugs, burial goods, smuggled salt and iron, and other items of unknown origin, all of which are prohibited items by the Great Yu Kingdom.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuan frowned.

That Xuanwu Hall is really bold.

Are they willing to make any kind of money?

After several more rounds, the scholar on the stage cleared his throat and raised his voice a few decibels:

"For this next item, everyone should keep their eyes peeled!"

"Five Grade Two Pills, Marrow Cleansing Pills, of the highest quality!"

Starting bid: 200 spirit stones!

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

"Marrow Cleansing Pill? Top-grade quality?"

"Where did this wonderful thing come from?"

"I need one! I've been stuck at the fourth level of the Meridian Opening stage for three years, just waiting for this thing!"

"Me too!"

For a time, the sounds of bidding rose and fell.

The allure of the Marrow Cleansing Pill was greater than Jiang Yuan had imagined. After all, a martial artist who could remain stuck in the Meridian Opening Realm for many years was basically a prominent figure in Jiangning City, with plenty of money and spirit stones to spare.

The first Marrow Cleansing Pill started at 200 spirit stones, but was quickly raised to 500.

Jiang Yuan watched from upstairs, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

With the second and third coins, the price not only did not fall, but instead rose higher and higher.

In the end, the five Marrow Cleansing Pills were sold in succession, with the highest bid reaching 700 spirit stones and the lowest reaching 480.

Jiang Yuan roughly calculated that with just these five pills, after deducting the Xuanwu Hall's 10% cut, he would earn nearly three thousand spirit stones, which was equivalent to his salary for working for the four halls for a year.

Exorbitant profits, pure and simple exorbitant profits!